Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Reconstitution of Partnership Firm: Retirement and Death

Question:

Identify that account to which the share of profit of a deceased partner is debited from the date of the last Balance Sheet to the date of his or her death.

Options:

His capital account

Profit and loss account

Profit and Loss Suspense account

Trading account

Correct Answer:

Profit and Loss Suspense account

Explanation:

To account for the deceased partner's share of profits during the interim period in the company's financial records, the following journal entry is recorded: Debit Profit and Loss Suspense Account and Credit Deceased Partner's Capital Account. Subsequently, the Profit and Loss Suspense Account is reconciled by transferring its balance to the Gaining Partners' Capital Accounts based on their gaining ratio.